Lot Details
Lot 144
Richard Riemerschmid Leather Upholstered Oak Music Room Chair
Circa 1898
Height 31 1/2 inches, width 19 1/4 inches, depth of seat 19 inches.
Provenance:
Brigantine 1900 Monika Fahrensen Gallery, Munich, Germany, 1999
Similar chairs are in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
A chair from this commission sold Sotheby's, London, March 8, 2005, lot 85.
These chairs were originally designed for the music room of the Deutsche Kunst-Ausstellung, Dresden.
C A Private Collection of Important Design
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $4,687 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Generally good condition overall; structurally sound; light edge wear as expected from normal use, especially to feet; some scuffing; one front corner rounded down; the underside with spot of repair, but not of consequence
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